Modern technologies and digital information frequently cause compromises in personal information now, as it more easily falls into the wrong hands. We see incidents of information malpractice and the resulting harms to individuals and businesses nearly daily.

Clearly, executives, managers, and staff need to be more aware of the importance of proper information management. Moreover, those with special access to information need more than awareness; they need communications and training in specific practices and controls.

Information technologies have made huge differences for all of us, whether in business, government, or our personal lives. They have enabled new ways of communicating, doing business, and enjoying our personal pursuits with powerful and mobile computing abilities. Yet most of us have little or no training in how to properly execute software programs, avoid unsafe practices, and understand the basics of information security & privacy. What experts used to control is now in the hands of nearly everyone.